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Welcome to the Italian podcast.This is the second episode of the Intermediate Series. Today’s topic is Italian dialect. I’m very interested and often Raise suspicion (Raise suspicion) To all foreigners learning Italian.
Maybe you already know that there are many dialects in Italy. If you have been to Italy, you may have realized that the way people in different regions speak is not always the same. Understandable (Understandable, understandable) in the same way. You can get to know the people in a region without any problem, but when you move (You move to../ spostarsi = moving, not the meaning of moving = trasferirsi) Your understanding in another area Get worse (Worse) very much. Maybe you have been told this is because there are many dialects in Italy.
A distinction must be made between dialects and accents. For example, in English, there are often “dialects” method (We mean) “Various English”. However, in Italian, dialects are another matter.In fact, the Italian dialect is real (Actual) Different languages, “sisters” of Italian, but different. I, Where i live In Piedmont (live Piedmont / Ignite. “Me, the person I live with…”), in the north, if a person speaks to me in Sicilian dialect, I will not understand.
Therefore, in Italy, there are many dialects. How many?It’s hard to tell, because even if it’s just a few kilometers, each dialect will change slightly, so it’s possible There may be thousands (There may be thousands).
Italian, as you know (As you will/may know), From Latin. What you may not know is that Italian has been used for a short time. The basis of Italian is the Florentine literature of 1300. I think you have heard of (I think you may have heard of / Light up. “heard about it”) Dante, the most famous writer in Italy. Italian is often called “Dante’s language, and Dante is often called” the father of Italian.Indeed First (First) Choose not only to write in Latin, but also to write in the local language.his masterpiece (masterpiece) The “Divine Comedy” is written in Florentine, which is the language of Florence.
Dante’s importance is so great that Actually (Actually) Literati (Scholars, intellectuals) Everywhere in Italy began to use Italian for communication and writing, which is a language that ordinary people don’t know and cannot speak.Even in Florence, Dante’s language over time (As the time goes) A lot has changed.There are many children in Italy kingdom (kingdom) And status, and In every (In each one) People speak their own language.
Unification of Italy in 1861, Italian based on Florentine was adopted as the national language due to its literary importance, but It took a long time (It took a long time) Before people start using it. L’compulsory education (compulsory education) It has been unsuccessful for decades. The World War helps to a certain extent, because people from all corners of the country must communicate with each other.
But what does it have Most contributor (The biggest contribution) diffusion (spread) Language is the advent of television in the 1950s. Television has brought Italian to every corner of Italy.This is why Italian is a young language: it is used On a large scale (On a large scale) Only about 70 years.
Italian today is widely (widely) Almost everywhere in Italy. year 2006, 91.8% of residents He declared (claim) Speak Italian.But dialects have not died out: they are mainly used by the elderly and provincial regions (but not exclusively) in familiar and informal environments, and less frequently in familiar and informal settings. working environment (working environment / ambito = scope, context, realm).
Dialect though Fewer and fewer (Fewer and fewer) used. Me, for example, in spite of (although) All my grandparents are from Piedmont. I don’t speak the Piedmont dialect, but I only know some words and phrases. The spread of dialects largely depends on the region, age, social class, etc. There are many factors.For example, the Veneto dialect with an important literary history is still very energetic (Very active).
The dialect had a great influence on Italian, and it still influences it today.In fact, in every region, Italian is feature is (feature is) The language and customs come from the local dialect, the accent is Different kinds (Several, many)Therefore, each region has its own “Regional Italian”, and there is much more written Italian. uniform (uniform, Because it hasn’t changed). Italians though They understand each other (Understand each other) Not too many problems (Not too difficult) When they communicate in Italian.
I know it might make you a little scared, but don’t worry-it’s hard now (now) Find an Italian who does not speak Italian.The main difficulty may be to understand the accent, which differs greatly (Will be very different) From region to region, there are some regional words.I hope over time you will learn to appreciate this great wealth (Huge wealth) Stress, words and usage areGenetic (heritage) The dialect of Italian.
I hope you like this episode. If you don’t understand everything, please listen to it the second time and the third time. If you want, you can try to listen to the episode of my advanced series on dialects.As I have already said, you will find the transcript on the website, and I will always leave one for you on the website. map (Map / Synonym = map) Italian dialect.As I said in the episode, it’s hard Delimit (Establish boundary) However, some people have tried it from one dialect to another. In my opinion, even if it is not perfect, it is interesting to have a map of how the dialects are divided.
In other words, see you in the next episode.
Until next time!
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